TOKYO -- Japan and the U.S. will agree not to require technology companies to divulge software secrets under their bilateral trade deal, except in cases of possible antitrust law violations, Nikkei learned Thursday.
The in-principle ban on forced disclosures, part of the section of the draft agreement pertaining to digital trade, shows an attempt to strike a balance between high-tech competition and government's role in intervening to prevent data from becoming concentrated in the hands of a few companies.
